SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Transcriptional diversity of the oxytocin receptor in prairie voles: mechanistic implications for behavioral neuroscience and maternal physiology.

Joshua S. Danoff, Emma A. Page, Allison M. Perkeybile, William M. Kenkel, Jason R. Yee, Craig F. Ferris, C. Sue Carter, Jessica J. Connelly. Frontiers in Genetics. August 29, 2023.

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Father’s care uniquely influences male neurodevelopment.

Joshua S Danoff, Erin N. Ramos, Taylor D. Hinton, Allison M. Perkeybile, Andrew J. Graves, Graham C. Quinn, Aaron R. Lightbody-Cimer, Juozas Gordevičius, Milda Milčiūtė, Robert T. Brooke, C. Sue Carter, Karen L. Bales, Alev Erisir, and Jessica J Connelly. PNAS. July 24, 2023.

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Is oxytocin receptor signaling really dispensable for social attachment?

Joshua S Danoff, Emma A Whelan, Jessica J Connelly. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology. May 2023.

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An epigenetic mechanism for differential maturation of amygdala-prefrontal connectivity in choldhood socio-emotional development.

Amalia M Skyberg, Benjamin T Newman, Andrew J Graves, Alison M Goldstein, Samantha R Brindley, Minah Kim, Jason Druzgal, Jessica J Connelly, James P Morris. Translational Psychiatry. March 13, 2023

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Adolescent peer struggles predict accelerated epigenetic aging in midlife.

Joseph P Allen, Joshua S Danoff, Meghan A Costello, Emily L Loeb, Alida A Davis, Gabrielle L Hunt, Simon G Gregory, Stephanie N Giamberardino, Jessica J Connelly. Development and Psychopathology. 2022 April 5.

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Lifetime marijuana use and epigenetic age acceleration: A 17-year prospective examination.

Joseph P Allen, Joshua S Danoff, Meghan A Costello, Gabrielle L Hunt, Amanda F Hellwig, Kathleen M Krol, Simon G Gregory, Stephanie N Giamberardino, Karen Sugden, Jessica J Connelly. Drugs and Alcohol Dependence. 2022 April 1.

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Neuroepigenetic impact on mentalizing in childhood.

Amalia M Skyberg, Stefen Beeler-Duden, Alison M Goldstein, Christina A Gancayco, Angeline S Lillard, Jessica J Connelly, James P Morris. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2022 Geb 8.

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An epigenetic rheostat of experience: DNA methylation of OXTR as a mechanism of early life allostasis

Joshua S Danoff, Jessica J Connelly, James P Morris, Allison M Perkeybile. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Nov 14.

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Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors controlling oxytocin receptor gene expression

Joshua S Danoff, Kelly L Wroblewski, Andrew J Graves, Graham C Quinn, Allison M Perkeybile, William M Kenkel, Travis S Lillard, Hardik I Parikh, Hudson F Golino, Simon G Gregory, C. Sue Carter, Karen L Bales, Jessica J Connelly. Clinical Epigenetics. 2021 Jan 30.

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Epigenetic tuning of brain signal entropy in emergent human social behavior.

Meghan H Puglia, Kathleen M Krol, Manuela Missana, Cabell L Williams, Travis S Lillard, James P Morris, Jessica J Connelly, Tobias Grossmann. BMC Medicine. 2020 Aug 17.

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OXTR DNA methylation moderates the developmental calibration of neural reward sensitivity.

Marlen Z Gonzalez, Kelly L Wroblewski, Joseph P Allen, James A Coan, Jessica J Connelly. Developmental Psychobiology. 2020 August 17.

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Epigenetic dynamics in infancy and the impact of maternal engagement.

Krol KM, Moulder RG, Lillard TS, Grossmann T, Connelly JJ. Science Advances. 2019 October 16.

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Behavioral and epigenetic consequences of oxytocin treatment at birth.

Kenkel WM, Perkeybile AM, Yee JR, Pournajafi-Nazarloo H, Lillard TS, Ferguson EF, Wroblewski KL, Ferris CF, Carter CS, Connelly JJ. Science Advances. 2019 May 1.

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Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene is associated with emotion processing in infant brain.

Krol KM, Puglia MH, Morris JP, Connelly JJ, Grossmann T. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2019 June.

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Early nurture epigenetically tunes the oxytocin receptor.

Perkeybile AM, Carter CS, Wroblewski KL, Puglia MH, Kenkel WM, Lillard TS, Karaoli T, Gregory SG, Mohammadi N, Epstein L, Bales KL, Connelly JJ. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Aug 31;99:128-136

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Epigenetic regulation of the oxytocin receptor is associated with neural response during selective social attention.

Puglia MH, Connelly JJ, Morris JP. Translational Psychiatry. 2018 Jun.

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Oxytocin receptor genotype and low economic privilege reverses ventral striatum-social anxiety association.

Gonzalez MZ, Puglia MH, Morris JP, Connelly JJ. Soc Neurosci. 2017 Nov 17:1-13.

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Neuroimaging epigenetics: Challenges and recommendations for best practices.

Lancaster K, Morris JP, Connelly JJ. Neuroscience. 2017 Aug 8.

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Interaction between oxytocin receptor DNA methylation and genotype is associated with risk of postpartum depression in women without depression in pregnancy.

Bell AF, Carter CS, Steer CD, Golding J, Davis JM, Steffen AD, Rubin LH, Lillard TS, Gregory SP, Harris JC, Connelly JJ. Front Genet. 2015; 6:243.

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Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene influences the perception of anger and fear in the human brain.

Puglia MH, Lilliard TS, Morris JP, Connelly JJ. PNAS. 2015 Mar 17;112(11):3308-13.

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DNA methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene predicts neural response to ambiguous social stimuli.

Jack A, Connelly JJ, Morris JP. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012 Oct 10;6:280.

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Genomic and epigenetic evidence for oxytocin receptor deficiency in autism.

Gregory SG, Connelly JJ, Towers AJ, Johnson J, Biscocho D, Markunas CA, Lintas C, Abramson RK, Wright HH, Ellis P, Langford CF, Worley G, Delong GR, Murphy SK, Cuccaro ML, Persico A, Pericak-Vance MA. BMC Med. 2009 Oct 22;7:62.

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